Poetica
Hill Farmstead Brewery
- From:
- Hill Farmstead Brewery
- Vermont, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
Ranked #5 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 95
Ranked #1,784 - Avg:
- 4.43 | pDev: 4.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Mar 25, 2026
- Added:
- Oct 20, 2021
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
95
World-Class
95
World-Class
A blend of single decocted and step mashed, Old World German-style pilsner, lagered in wood for 3 months, and gently carbonated naturally via krausen.
Per Hill Farmstead, this version replaces the one off variations Poetica 1, 2 & 3 which are all now retired.
Per Hill Farmstead, this version replaces the one off variations Poetica 1, 2 & 3 which are all now retired.
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Ratings by SadMachine:
Rated by SadMachine from New Jersey
4.51/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Sep 02, 2023
4.51/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
Sep 02, 2023
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
4.55/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
4.55/5 rDev +2.7%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5
On tap at the brewery. Thick, frothy white head. Lace. Cloudy golden color.
So smooth. Bready, biscuity, honey crackers. Grassy, fresh cut. Earthy. It’s incredible how well they do their pils. The mouthfeel is perfect. Every flavor you’d expect is there. It’s like drinking in Germany, but maybe even better.
Aug 10, 2023So smooth. Bready, biscuity, honey crackers. Grassy, fresh cut. Earthy. It’s incredible how well they do their pils. The mouthfeel is perfect. Every flavor you’d expect is there. It’s like drinking in Germany, but maybe even better.
Rated by Huhzubendah from District of Columbia
4.71/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.71/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Draft at Hill Farmstead. Life is good.
Jul 29, 2023
Reviewed by ScaryEd from New Hampshire
4.79/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
4.79/5 rDev +8.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
64 oz growler.
Pours a lightly cloudy pale gold color with a massive, creamy white head. Good head retention. Leaves a ring of lacing around the glass.
Lots of damp grass and straw on the aroma, with notes of cereal grains, fresh biscuits, spicy noble hops, and some faint oak.
The flavor is just...wow. There's a perfect balance between the sweet, grainy malts and the spicy noble hops. Very grassy, with tons of sweet dough and a hint of honey and oak. About as clean as a beer gets. So good.
The feel is medium-light bodied with pretty good carbonation. Creamy, yet has a nice bite to it. Exceedingly drinkable and refreshing. Finishes fairly dry.
Overall, this is probably the best lager I've ever had. It does everything a German pilsner should, with the oak adding a delicate, subtle rustic character. Ridiculously clean and refreshing with that magical Hill Farmstead tap line mouthfeel.
Dec 18, 2022Pours a lightly cloudy pale gold color with a massive, creamy white head. Good head retention. Leaves a ring of lacing around the glass.
Lots of damp grass and straw on the aroma, with notes of cereal grains, fresh biscuits, spicy noble hops, and some faint oak.
The flavor is just...wow. There's a perfect balance between the sweet, grainy malts and the spicy noble hops. Very grassy, with tons of sweet dough and a hint of honey and oak. About as clean as a beer gets. So good.
The feel is medium-light bodied with pretty good carbonation. Creamy, yet has a nice bite to it. Exceedingly drinkable and refreshing. Finishes fairly dry.
Overall, this is probably the best lager I've ever had. It does everything a German pilsner should, with the oak adding a delicate, subtle rustic character. Ridiculously clean and refreshing with that magical Hill Farmstead tap line mouthfeel.
Reviewed by Holderness from Massachusetts
4.5/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.5/5 rDev +1.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Growler from the source
Probably the best lager I've had to date. Super clean, fresh, lovely balance between the lightly doughy malts and the hint of spicy hop. So refreshing and delicious
90/100
(rating transferred from Poetica 2)
Oct 11, 2022Probably the best lager I've had to date. Super clean, fresh, lovely balance between the lightly doughy malts and the hint of spicy hop. So refreshing and delicious
90/100
(rating transferred from Poetica 2)
Reviewed by brewme from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev -4.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Had a single draft at Hill Farmstead Brewery in Greensboro Bend, Vermont for about seven dollars. My tenth brew from these guys. Not my favorite style, but very well done.
Aug 31, 2022
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